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Date: Sun, 4 Sep 1994 18:35:01 JST
Reply-To: WRITERS
Sender: WRITERS
From: Mike Barker
Subject: EXERCISE: When they get to the part...
where he's breaking her heart, it can always make me cry...
1. Listen to a song. Listen carefully!
2. Now, quickly write out the plot--what happened? Almost every song
tells a story, at least by implication.
3. Back up and fill in the characters, background, etc. Bring it to
life and add in whatever you think is needed to make a complete story
out of it.
4. Write it up. If you can, try to give the same emotional slant(s)
and push to the story, but don't worry if you don't follow the song
exactly.
Simple? Kurosawa took "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree" and
made a very good movie called "The Yellow Handkerchief" out of it.
So, turn that radio (cd? whatever) on and write!
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